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White Sands Invitational
Houston in Third at White Sands Invitational
10/28/2019 3:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
Freshman Karen Fredgaard tied for second with 68, sophomore Hannah Screen tied for fourth with 69
| Scoring | First-Round Results Pairings | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #3 Texas | 276 | 276 | -12 | ||
| 2. | #17 Arkansas | 283 | 283 | -5 | ||
| 3. | #24 Houston | 287 | 287 | -1 | ||
| 4. | #31 Clemson | 288 | 288 | E | ||
| 5. | #34 Georgia | 289 | 289 | +1 | ||
| 6. | #27 Baylor | 291 | 291 | +3 | ||
| 7. | #25 Ohio State | 293 | 293 | +5 | ||
| 8. | #21 Mississippi State | 294 | 294 | +6 | ||
| t9. | #41 Oklahoma | 295 | 295 | +7 | ||
| t9. | North Texas | 295 | 295 | +7 | ||
| 11. | #48 Tennessee | 296 | 296 | +8 | ||
| t12. | Tulane | 299 | 299 | +11 | ||
| t12. | SMU | 299 | 299 | +11 | ||
| 14. | New Mexico | 300 | 300 | +10 | ||
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t2. | Karen Fredgaard | 68 | 68 | -4 | ||
| t4. | Hannah Screen | 69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t42. | Annie Kim | 75 | 75 | +3 | ||
| t42. | Brooke McDougald | 75 | 75 | +3 | ||
| t53. | Amanda Elich (Ind.) | 76 | 76 | +4 | ||
| 82. | Ariana Saenz | 85 | 85 | +13 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #19 Sophie Guo Texas |
66 | 66 | -6 | ||
| t2. | #68 Karen Fredgaard Houston |
68 | 68 | -4 | ||
| t2. | Gracyn Burgess Clemson |
68 | 68 | -4 | ||
| t4. | #39 Hannah Screen Houston |
69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t4. | #28 Caterina Don Georgia |
69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t4. | #58 Sara Kouskova Texas |
69 | 69 | -3 | ||
| t4. | Ela Anacona Arkansas |
69 | 69 | -3 | ||
NASSAU, Bahamas – The University of Houston Women's Golf program stood in third place following the First Round of the White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club on Monday afternoon.
Freshman Karen Fredgaard tied her collegiate career low with a 68 to tie for second, while sophomore Hannah Screen was tied for fourth at 69 to lead the Cougars.
The 24th-ranked Cougars posted a score of 1-under 287 to join three teams under par through the first 18 holes on the 6,415-yard, par-72 course.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament features an elite field with five Top-25 teams and five Top-50 squads. No. 3 Texas held the first-day lead at 276, while No, 17 Arkansas was in second at 283.
No. 31 Clemson (288), No. 34 Georgia (289), No. 27 Baylor (291), No. 25 Ohio State (293). No. 21 Mississippi State (294), No. 41 Oklahoma (295) and North Texas (295) completed the Top-11.
Fredgaard began her day with a birdie on No. 2 but returned to even par with a bogey on the next hole. Fortunately, that would be the final blemish on her scorecard.
The Asserbo, Denmark, native returned to red numbers with a birdie on the par-4 fifth hole and added three more birdies on the back nine. She equaled her career low set during the second round of the Jim West Challenge on Oct. 20.
Starting her day off No. 1, Screen began her day with five straight birdies before making birdies on No. 6 and No. 9 to cap her front nine. The Berkhamsted, U.K., native drained three consecutive birdies on Nos. 11-13 before enduring back-to-back bogeys on No. 16-17.
Sophomore Annie Kim and senior Brooke McDougald were tied for 42nd at 75, while junior Ariana Saenz stood in 82nd at 85. Competing as an individual, senior Amanda Elich was tied for 53rd at 76.
No. 19 Sophie Guo (Texas) fired a 66 in Monday's play to hold the individual lead. Fredgaard joined Gracyn Burgess (Clemson) in a tie for second, while Screen joined No. 28 Caterina Don (Georgia), No. 58 Sara Kouskova (Texas) and Ela Anacona (Arkansas) in a tie for fourth.
Following the women's tournament, Houston Men's Golf will host the White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club, beginning Friday morning.
LIVE SCORING
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SECOND-ROUND PAIRINGS
For Tuesday's Second Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Texas and Arkansas.
Fredgaard begins at 7 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday off No. 1 with Kim (first group off No. 2), Screen (second group off No. 2), McDougald (No. 3) and Saenz (No. 4) following. Elich starts her day off No. 18.
Complete Second-Round pairings can be found by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the White Sands Invitational, the Cougars will take a break from action before opening the spring season at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans on Feb. 16-18, 2020.
From there, Houston plays host to the ICON Invitational on Feb. 24-25 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club on Feb. 24-25.
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